]]>What do you get when you combine two hip southwest Portland neighborhoods, a city park you can get lost in, an indie-cool shopping village, and the best coconut cream pie in the known universe?

This heavenly 5-mile walk traversing Portland’s southwest Hillsdale and Multnomah neighborhoods, including beautiful Gabriel Park–guaranteed to chase away winter blues or summer doldrums. In other words. this is a walk you’ll want to take year-round.

But first, let’s take a look at the two Portland neighborhoods in question. Here’s Multnomah.

It includes Gabriel Park, Multnomah Village, and the Multnomah Arts Center.

And here’s Hillsdale.

And now our walking map. Be sure to bookmark it on Google Maps so that you can access it on your iPhone while you’re on the walk.

To get to your saved maps:

On your iPhone, open Chrome.

Open Google Maps.

Tap Your Places.

Tap Maps.

Select map.

This is especially helpful if you’re traversing Gabriel Park for the first time. The trails are not well marked and once you’re in the deep woods, without a map, you may wander a bit before finding your way out.

Not a crisis by any means, but if you’re directionally challenged like me, you’ll be glad you have a map.

Difficulty

Gear

Portland weather can change in a matter of minutes, and it’s not unusual to need several varying levels of warmth and rain coverage on a given walk. Dress in layers and pack a collapsible umbrella and drinking water.

]]>Lakeview-Summit Neighborhood Guidehttps://www.skyblueportland.com/lakeview-summit-neighborhood-guide/
Thu, 07 Feb 2019 02:35:39 +0000https://www.skyblueportland.com/?p=66866Ever wonder what it's like to live high in the sky overlooking one of the most iconic lakes in Portland Metro? Say hello to Lake Oswego's Lakeview-Summit neighborhood.

]]>Ever wonder what it’s like to live high in the sky overlooking one of the most iconic lakes in Portland Metro? Say hello to Lake Oswego’s Lakeview-Summit neighborhood.

Lakeview-Summit is bordered to the north and west by the Lake Grove neighborhood and to the south and east by private, resident-owned Oswego Lake.

True to its name, this cloistered neighborhood sits high above the banks of Oswego Lake, offering stunning views of the crystal blue water below.

Oswego Lake is managed by the Lake Oswego Corporation (LOC) and governed by rules and regulations designed to maintain the safety of users and residents, along with protection of surrounding personal property.

Lake Easement

Approximately 3000 homes around the lake have deeded lake access, which enables those homeowners to join one of 20 lakefront easements for boating and recreational use of Oswego Lake.

Each easement is governed by its own individual set of by-laws and has its own volunteer board of directors. Facilities and rate structures vary from easement to easement.

To check if a specific Lake Oswego address is eligible for lake access, go to the Lookup Eligibility page and enter the home’s street number.

As you can see on the easement map above, many Lakeview-Summit residences are eligible for lake access through the Village on the Lake easement (#14).

Walking Lakeview-Summit

One of the best ways to experience a neighborhood is to walk it. That’s what we do nearly every day across Portland Metro neighborhoods. And in the process, we develop Google Walking Maps to make it easy for you to follow.

In this much-anticipated report, you’ll find interactive stats on real estate, people, crime, and lifestyle for each of Portland’s 95 neighborhoods and 28 surrounding communities.

Sort by dozens of columns to see where your neighborhood or community of interest stacks against all other Portland neighborhoods or communities. There are nearly 60 revealing criteria available for each Portland neighborhood and Portland Metro community.

Lake Oswego by the Numbers (2018)

1-Year Median Price Change: 10%

5-Year Median Price Change: 40%

Average Price: 738,306

Median Price: 627,500

Cost Per Square Foot: 284

Days on Market: 41

Homes Sold: 839

Year Built (Average): 1979

Adjusted Population: 38,065

Median Age: 45

Parks & Open Spaces (Acres): 701

Minutes by Car to Downtown: 18

% Commute by Bike: 2.3%

Walk Score: 36

Public Schools

Public Schools in Lakeview-Summit are part of Lake Oswego Public Schools.